TCD Linguistic Lunch

Don't miss our last Linguistic Lunch of this academic year!
On Wednesday 13 April 2022, we welcome Martina Wiltschko (ICREA, Universitat Pompeu Fabra) who will be giving a talk entitled "Language is for thought and communication. Evidence from self-talk".

Time: 14:15-15:30
Registration link: https://tcd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsc-2gpjgpHtUtpvisAO_yhlPjQwAl_C6b

The talk will be interpreted in ISL. Staff, postgrads, undergrads, etc. from different Schools and backgrounds are all very welcome.

We hope to see many of you!

Hello everyone! Our next Linguistic Lunch this coming Wednesday 6 April 2022, 14:15-15:30, will be hosting an online talk by Prof. Tara McAllister from New York University (NYU). The title of the talk is “Next steps for biofeedback treatment of speech sound disorder: Personalizing intervention and expanding access”.

You can register for the zoom webinar here: https://tcd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkcequrD8uGtwiXCJ_MrLk9s_Cy6Ybpi1w

ISL interpretation will be provided.

We hope to see you there!

Abstract: Biofeedback intervention for speech draws on different technologies that emphasize distinct aspects of the speech signal: ultrasound biofeedback enhances the learner’s awareness of the shape and movements of the tongue, while visual-acoustic biofeedback provides explicit information about the acoustic signal of speech. Numerous experimental studies have shown a positive average response to biofeedback treatment among children who were not successful in previous intervention using traditional methods. However, these averages may not tell the full story, as results typically include a mix of strong responders and non-responders. Inspired by the personalized learning framework, my collaborators and I are investigating the possibility that treatment response can be enhanced when the type of biofeedback is selected to match a learner’s areas of sensory deficit (e.g., visual-acoustic biofeedback for a participant with poor auditory perception). My talk will reflect on this question with new data on profiles of sensory acuity in children aged 9-15 with residual speech sound disorder affecting rhotics. Finally, I will discuss directions for expanding access to biofeedback through new technological advances, including the use of apps and telepractice to reach populations not served under existing models.

Join us for our next LingLunch Colloquium this coming Wednesday 2 March at 2:15pm with Prof. Michael Hornsby from Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu on the topic “Authentic language as a contested concept in Brittany”.

Registration link: https://tcd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtdeiorzooHNbTtR8f_-apG9IaxdIqyQJp

Staff, postgrads, undergrads, postdocs, etc. are all very welcome. ISL interpretation provided.

See you there!

Don’t miss our first TCD Linguistic Lunch of Hilary term on Wednesday, 2 February, 2022 at 14:15-15:30!
We welcome Professor Ianthi-Maria Tsimpli, from the University of Cambridge, who will talk about “Linguistic diversity and multilingualism in the classroom: Literacy and cognition in underprivileged primary school children in India”.
Staff, postgrads, undergrads, postdocs, etc. from different Schools and backgrounds are all very welcome.
We hope to see many of you!

Register today: https://tcd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcu2vpz8oGtbzwDwa_Zr2iicCHanKVdKd

Hello, everyone! Join us in the second TCD Linguistic Lunch of the 2021-2022 academic year!

On Wednesday 13th September, 14:30-15:45, we welcome Roberta D'Alessandro, from Utrecht University, who will be giving a talk entitled "Tackling contact from below: the microcontact approach".

Staff, postgrads, undergrads, postdocs, etc. from different Schools and backgrounds are all very welcome. The talk will be interpreted in Irish Sign Language!

We hope to see many of you!

You can register at the following link:

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: LingLunch Colloquium. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Speaker: Roberta D’Alessandro (Utrecht University) Time: 14:30-15:45

Hello, everyone! TCD Linguistic Lunches have returned for the 2021-2022 academic year (and beyond)!

On Wednesday 29th September, 14:30-15:45, we welcome Bert Vaux from the University of Cambridge for a discussion of the etiology of dialect isoglosses. Don't be afraid of the jargon! It'll be a fascinating presentation on the geographical boundaries of features of the English language: how far do they extend, where do they occur, and, most importantly, why?

You can register for the Zoom webinar here: https://tcd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lf-GprTMjHNAyo6yQNJd8eF3Ub4WK_WiJ

We hope to see you there!

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: LingLunch Colloquium. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Speaker: Bert Vaux (University of Cambridge) Title: On the etiology of dialect isoglosses Time: 14:30-15:45

Our next seminar has been postponed.
Please read more below.
In the meantime, we will be updating our social media with photos from previous seminars, so that you have an idea of what to look forward to if you have not attended our seminars before.
We hope that cheers you up amid the current situation!
Stay safe!

A hearty THANK YOU to our speakers, Prof. Breffni O’Rourke, Jessica and Zhencao, and to our audience! Our next seminar will take place on March 31. If you're a TCD Postgrad who'd like to present your work, share your thoughts with others in the community, or have any questions, please don't hesitate to email us at [email protected]. We hope to see you soon at !

Our last speaker of this seminar will be Zhencao Zhong. Zhencao is currently in the dual masters’ degree program in Linguistics between Trinity and Minzu University of China. His research interests are in Uyghur language, principled polysemy approach, linguistic typology and contrastive research among Uyghur and Mandarin.
In his talk On locative and locative-qualitative case in Uyghur, Zhencao will focus on Modern Uyghur. This paper will apply the principled polysemy approach (Tyler & Evans, 2003), to give a semantic description about the locative -DA and locative-qualitative case -Diki in Uyghur, and to give reference to typology research from Uyghur. Modern Uyghur is an agglutinative language, belonging to the Turkic sub-family, Karluk branch. According to Tomur (2010), it has 10 cases for expressing different meanings.

Our second speaker is Jessica Garska. Jessica is a 3rd-year studentship-funded Ph.D. student based at the Long Room Hub. Originally from the United States, she has had an international career as an English language teacher before successfully completing with a Distinction Grade the Masters in English Language Teaching at TCD. Her research interrogates the notion of academic literacies and examines the intersection of power, identity and culture in the academic setting. Her current research project investigates curricula, assessment measures and long-term academic outcomes for international students in Irish tertiary education. She has also co-founded an Irish professional organization, EAP in Ireland.
This time she will speak on An Evolving Journey: Researching English for Academic Purposes. This research takes an academic literacies theoretical framework while including interviews and questionnaires to explore student and faculty perceptions of the needs, expectations and challenges that English as an additional language (EAL) students face in Irish higher education (HE). Informed by these findings, coupled with a scoping review, a pre-sessional EAP curriculum and assessment will be constructed to further support EAL students in Irish HE. However, in an effort to promote the discussion of how research is often a non-linear process, this presentation will focus on the methodology of the project by discussing changes which took place throughout the process.